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, 1887-12-01
The SOCIAL COLUMN.
A Resume OF the Social Happen
ingS OF the Week.
Knights Of pythias Ball.---Wed-
dingS. Notes. es..--Personal
Mention.
SOCIETY IN GENERAL.

The past week save Thanksgiving Day
has been socially quiet and uneventful
one. Everything in the social line seems
to be on the "wll be- list, and from now
on the social world promises to be bright
and lively Quite number Of entertain.
ments are on the tapis for the near future,
among which are the Masonic ball and
the Sisters fair. The most prominent
events of the past week were the Knights of
Pythias ball and the Barmon-Setenba
wedding. A record of the events of the
past week, and list OF those soon to take
place will be given below.
, 1887-12-01

There has been for the past two weeks ON
exhibition in the window of Heath's book
store painting by Mrs. DR.. c. W. Libby,
The picture is u represen tation of the up
per falls when in their natural and roman
tic grandeur and before the destructive
hand of civilization had marred their beau
ty. The lady has spent year or more on
the painting and has accomplished piece
of work that reflects great credit upon her
as All artist. 1t is the best picture of the
fails in their early state that ! have seen
and is much admired by the old settlers OH
account of its natural portrayal OF the falls
in their former rude and classic beauty.
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PATCHING BeRETANIA STREET.

Some of the worst portions Of
Beretania street, near Punahou, are
being repaired by thick layer Of
stone. Almost anything is better
than nothing, and those compelled
to use that thOroughfare are prob
ably grateful for this small favor.
Indeed, what is being done there, is
apparently being done moderately
well, considered merely as patch
ing. But work of that nature in
wolves considerable expense, without
proportionate beneficial results. 1t
is, at best, merely n temporary con-
venience. The street being, for the
most part, low and level, without
culverts, drains, or outlets for storm
water, the first heavy rains that
come will go a long way towards
destroy ing what is now being done.
The water lies on the road, in places,
until ii disappears by percolation
and evaporation. In the meantime,
the hardest material becomes so
saturated and softened that days
traffic does more damage than a
years travel over a hard surface.
The first thing required along the
line of roadway referred to, is scien-
tific grading and drainage, and with
out these the metaling now in pro-
gress will be of no lasting benefit.
This crude method of road-building
is both costly and unsatisfactory.
Throwing in pile of money to-day,
and repeating the operation again in
n few weeks, when the first lot
should have served for years, does
not indicate the possession of in
telligence, common sense, or ordi-
nary business capacity.
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A SAD ACCIDENT.
MIR. W. NJ. GIFFARD BURNT ny
GASOLINE.

Last evening, Mr.. w. NJ. Giffard,
had few friends at his residence
on the plains. Finding that the gas
or gasoline did not burn as brightly
as usual, he went to the pit in which
the gasoline tank is contained, to
ascertain the cause thereof, taking
with him Chinese servant. After
descending the pit, Mr.. Giffard
thoughtlessly struck match, when
some escaped gasoline Immediately
ignited, burning Mr.. Giffard and
his attendant very severely, before
they had time to escape. During
the day, the stock of gasoline in the
tank had been replenished, during
which operation, small quantity
of the combustible escaped or was
split, and settled at the bottom of
the pit. Mr.. Giffard's face and
hands were very much burnt, more
particularly his hands, while the
Chinaman suffered still worse, his
light clothing becoming ignited, and
whilst in this condition he rushed
towards his room, thereby increasing
the flames about his body. Mr..
Giffard's friends were soon Oh the
spot, and he was conveyed into the
house, medical aid being telephOned
for meanwhile. His sufferings for
time were terrible, as also were
those of the Chinaman. BY the aid
of medical skill, both of the injured
parties were relieved as much as
possible, and at the latest accounts,
they were resting comparatively
quiet. 1t will probably be several
weeks before Mr.. Giffard will be
able to resume his mercantile duties.
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PROSPECTIVE LuBllEES.

y
Jubilees. Last week it was pointed
out in these columns, that during
the coming summer the Jubilee of
Electric Telegraphy would be cele-
brated in London simultaneously, or
thereabouts, with the Jubilee of the
reign of Queen Victoria. And now
comes another Jubilee celebration.
In the city of Paris, in the month of
May next, there will be celebrated
the Jubilee of Railways. 1t is in
tended to hold Railways Interna-
tional Exhibition and Congress. In
vitations to this Jubilee of Railways,
to be held in the French capital,
have been issued to all the eminent
engineers of England and other
countries. The exhibition will be
of an international character and
delegates from all the civilized coun-
tries of the world will be invited to
attend. In the opinion of the Home
Necs I" it goes without saying that
the Colonies and India will be adc-
quately represented at the French
Jubilee, and, it may be hoped, gain
some hints with regard to the various
points of difference between the
methods of railway construction at
home and in our dependencies. The
Jubilee also will be most interest
ing, not only to engineers and rail-
way directors, but to all who take
an interest in reviewing the extraor-
dinary development of the railway
system. Railways have transformed
our civilization, and have in very
truth altered our lives. 1t is, there
fore, q sound instinct which induces
men TO celebrate in some memorable
way change which has wrought an
infinity of good in the conditions of
human life. The Paris celebration,
if properly carried out, will be a
lesson Of singular interest and no
little instruction.
When will Hawaii nei be able to
| hold Jubilee celebration of which
she may feel highly proud, and to
which she may invite delegates from
all parts of the civilized world to
witness the advancement she has
made during period of fifty years.
The foundation of civic Govern
ment during the present decade,
and its natural followings, might be
an event fifty years hence, that
some of the youth Of the present
day might look back upon with q
feeling of pleasure to themselves
and mutually congratulate one
another, that they had lived to see
the day when the old form OF
monarchical Government had be.
come decentralized, and had seen
the error Of its ways in interfering
with what does not belong to it.
That such an event may come to
pass is very, very doubtful, but,
there is possibility of Jubilee
celebration being held fifty years
hence on these islands. of what the
present administration consider ,
far more important affairs. 1t il
the formation of " Royal Navy
The nucleus of an armor PLATED
fleet is now in the port of Honolulu
She is yclept the Kaimiloa, but alst
known by various other appelation'
in which there is more or less mean
ing. There will also be the Jubilee
of the Loan, but what particular
shape the celebration of that even
may take, is more than the unini
tiated dare predict.
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Honolulu Library
Reading Room Association.
Cor. Hotel IL Aial<ea Streets.
Open every Day and Evening.

The Library consists at the present
time of over Five Thousand Volumes.
The Reading Room is supplied with
about fifty of the leading newspapers
and periodicals.
A Pa:lor is provided for conversation
Snd games.
Terms of membership, fifty cents
month, payable Quarterly In advance,
No f.ormality required in joining except
signing the roll.
Strangers from foreign countries and
visitors from the other islands are well
come to the rooms ut all times as guests.
This Association having no regular
means of support except the dues of
members, 1t is expected that residents
of Honolulu who desire to avail them
selves of its privileges, and all who feel
an interest in maintaining an Institution
of this kind, will put down their names
and become regular contributors.
A. j. CARTWRIGHT, Pres,
NJ. NJ. SCOTT, Vice-President,
ii, A. PARMELEE, Secretary,
A, l.. SMITH, Treasurer,
@. Il. RODGERS, Md,
Chairman Hall and Library Committee,
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PAkAiA NOTES.

We have had considerable rain
fall of late, and the landscape looks
fresh and green. The canefields
never looked better. The cane cannot
quite be heard growing, but it has
come along wonderful by of late, and
portends good year for the share
holders of the Ii. A. Co.
Grinding recommences tomorrow.
The mill has been shut down, and
has had a thorough overhauling,
new boilers &c. put in, and from
the present outlook, it seems The
present is going to be a busy year
at the Pahala Mill and the output of
sugar a heavy one.
Pahala, Kau, March 5, 1887.
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A STORMY VOYAGE.

The 4lta says that the barkentine
Eureka, II. G. w. Meyer master,
arrived in S. f., after Il stormy
passage Of twenty-three days, from
Honolulu. On February 10th a
passenger named b. Nj. Pitman,
aged 26 years, a native of San Jose,
CAL, died of consumption, the
South Farallones then bearing n.
+. by N, distant 563 miles. The
body, after being sewed in u double
canvas covering thoroughly tarred,
was brought into port.
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FOR SALE !!

nNE LARGE LOT. corner Pensacola
~ and Lunalilo SITS, which can be
divided into two or more building lots.
Enquire of G.. WEST,
5l OF West, Dow & Co.
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WEDNESDAY. MAR. 8. 1887.
WHAT HONOLULU WOULD Be.

1t requires no vigorous exercise
of imagination to picture what the
city Of Honolulu would become, in
few years, by the judicious and
systematic expenditure on its streets,
sidewalks, ETC., of the money fool
ishly wasted on useless objects.
Some idea of the amount of waste
may be acquired by glance at the
Appropriation Bill, although it can
not all be seen there by a long
chalk. But it is sufficient for pre-
sent purposes. Some appropriations
arc absolutely superfluous, while
others are merely excessive. Daily
observation proves that the Appro-
priation Bill is no dead letter Act,
as far as concerns the amounts for
unnecessary and useless purposes.
Money is being expended in a way
and for objects that in no way
benefit the country or the tax
payers; or liabilities are being in
Cured, which will ultimately have
to be met. Take Us an instance the
one with which everybody is fami-
liar, and which is perpetually talked
about from Dan to Beersheba-the
warship Kaimiloa. An antiquated
secondhand vessel, which has been
fourteen or fifteen years ahoat, is
purchased at IL cost that nearly, il
not quite, equals the price Of new
vessel of similar capacity and inf
nitely better model, at the present
time; and then an amount exceed
ing the first cost is expended in re-
pairs and fitting-up. Say, a total
Of $50,000, an estimate which we
confidently predict will be found at
the meeting of the Legislature not
to exceed the outlay. Now, what
benefit do the people derive from
this expenditure and others Of n
similarly ridiculous character? None
whatever. But if this money were
laid out on permanent improvements
to the city-streets, sidewalks,
wharves, etc.-they would be bene-
fitted, their taxes turned to good
account, and contentment would re-
suit as consequence. This course
consistently followed for few
years, and the at present wasted
money expended systematically and
economically, would make Homo
lulu one of the most beautiful little
cities under the sun. Surely there
would be more glory to the "Powers
that be" in this result, than in the
ridicule, scorn and contempt, they
are now voluntarily heaping upon
themselves, by their childish folly
and wasteful extravaganza. Then,
the contentment of the people should
be worth securing. AT present
there is dissatisfaction and bitter
murmuring, growing deeper and
bitteler every day. The Govern
ment may be in part ignorant of the
widespread and deep-rooted feeling
of discomfort which exists, or they
may close their ears to the mutter-
ings of complaint; but they may,
before they are aware OF it, be sud-
denly led to realize how serious the
matter is becoming, and lament ac-
cordingly.
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NOTICE.

nURING MY ABSENCE FROM
~ TIL, Kingdom my daughter Miss
Rose Adler has full power OF attorney
10 act for me, as leave per Alameda,
March lllh. LOUIS ADLER.
70 lw
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NOTICE.

rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON AC-
J. count of the death of Yong Kong
Ung, Manager of the firm of Wing Chong
Lung, now doing business on corner of
Maunakea and Hotel streets, Honolulu,
Lin Tau Hoong is hereby Appointed as
manager of said finn hereafter He has
full power TO sign the firm name and
borrow money for the benefit of said
firm, G3 3w
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NOTICE.

TOHN A. SPEAR having this day
- bought out fhc entire interest OF
CHARLES ii. PFEIFFEk, in the late
firm OF Spear and llfeiii'er, hegs to noti-
fy his former customer, and the public
That he Is ihc sole owner OF said bust.
ness, and will carry IN the business of
said late firm soliciting for himself The
patronage heretofore accorded said firm.
All debt and claims against the said
late firm ot Spear 81 pfeiIler will be
paid by the undersigned.
JOHN A, SPEAR.
Dated March 4h, 1871 n I'm
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Bell Tel. 112. Mutual Tel. 372.
7. O. Box 5o1.
J.E. BROWN & CO.,
Campbell Block, Merchant ST..
Employment Bureau & Regis
try Office.
Accountants, Real Estate Agents, Cus-
tom House and Money Brokers.
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE ATTENDED TO.
Leases, Contracts, and all kinds of Con.
veyancing, Tladcsmens Books wit
ten up, Rents and Accounts col.
lected, Returns prompt.
ly made.
CHARGES STRICTLY MODERATE.
Offer the f,l owing:
House to Rent and Furniture for Sale.
Lease $50 PER month. House contains
s rooms and bath; also hot aud cold
water; good locality, five minutes
walk from Post Office.
For Saie.--TIousc and Lot. About q
acre, within five minutes walk 81 Post
Office. House contains rooms, laie.
1y pm, in good repair Stables and
out-bnildngs
To Rent.-Threc Houses on Lliha Street.
For Sale.-1 Open Side Bnr Buggy, cheap.
For Sale Cheap Square Piano, IA DC.
taves, in good order.
l Upright Piano, ~ Oc'aves, in good
order.
Rooms to Ront.--Four very Hand, omely
furnished rooms in large house; well
situated on Nuuanu Avenue. Rent
Si5 a month each.
To Lct.--The house and grounds situated
in Nuuanu Avenue, ,ecenly occupied
by A. J. Cartwright, Jr, Esq.
TO Let.-A 5.ioomed Cottage, with Car.
ii,ge House ana Out house, Nuuann
Avenue, near Government reservoir,
above late Queen Dowager Emmas
place, with shout 9 acres of lapd "a
miles from tawn. Rent SIG per month
70 Let.-A 5.roomcd Cottage, with kitchen
attached; upper end Of Nuuapu
Avenue, opposite VALLEY Home," in
excellent order. Rent Sly.
For Sale or Lease With imme late pos.
srs ion. thai valuable estate known as
The NEUANU VALLEY RANCH,
situated in the Nuuaiu Valley. 215
miles from The city, and undoubtedly
the most eligible site for milk OF
milk ard butter dairy in this Kin gdom
To Lot.--TNo Cottages, situated III the
Chinese Chuich premises.
Wanlcd.-A respect be English or Ger
man Girl to assist in small family.
Wanied-ty a competent Eng nee', hold
ing li'si-claSs certificates, and highly
rec' mmcndcd, situation at sea or or
| shore.
Wanted 10 Rent.--A Cottage, containing
lnur or five rooms. Must bc III goot
loca iiy, an within ton or fiftcer
minutes walk Of Post Office.
Wanted.-A Japanese Nurse.
Situation Wantcd-By capable man
| thoroughly tands the care o.
10 ses. Good driver, if required
married; wi c good hous' keeper ant
| co k.
Situation Wanted-By st, ally man. a.
coacninhn or charge Of ia bles; higl
ly recommended. Well ucqnainiet
with city.
Situation Wan.ed-By steady man; mai
ried. Understands the care of stock
Good driver. Wife gnCd seams,res-
Situation Wan,ed-By an eXteriencc'
hrness-makcr; not particular IA Il
en- rp'oyment; wa2es not 80 much al
object II permancnt position.
Situation Wanted by an experience,
A counhnt and | ook.keeler, from
til CoHst.
Office TO tc.-With Window, if required
in Campbell Block, Merchant street
20 Merchant Street.
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NOTICE.

NOIlCE.
THE FIRM OF SPEAR & PFEIFER,
L having been dissolved by order of
the Supreme. Court and the m urdcr,iencd
appointed Receiver; notice is hereby
given that the Il stock of Watches
and Jewelry will De on sale at the store
of Spear IL Pfeifer for n short time, at
reduced prices.
All parties indebted to this firm are
notified TO make settlement at once.
w, u. ALLEN,
Receiver for Spear & Prefer.
Honolulu, Feb 10, 1887. SO I'm
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BURDENS OF CRABs.-As crabs ap-
proach old age and DO longer increase
in size, their shells, which in youth
were shed frequently to accommodate
growth of body, are often retained
several wears, and the creatures be-
come liable to fall victims to the strang-
gest sort of parasitism. Barnacles and
all sorts of marine growths collect
upon the shell, and in many cases al
most completely hide the crab. A re-
markable example of this may be seen
in the British Museum, where has
been placed an old crab of the edible
species. with some half dozen oysters
of large size fixed to its back, which
load, ever increasing, the old crab was
doomed to carry to the end of its days.
Another curious specimen preserved is
that of q hairy crab, which, though
not larger itself than walnut, is sad
died with a sponge as big as mans
fist.
New Jersey small boys are proverbi-
ally smart. One of the brightest in
the state was playing at shoveling
snow from the board walk in front OF
the house the other morning when a
wide-awake book-agent came along
and saluted him with a CHEEKY "Good
morning, my little friend. Is your
mother engaged ?" "No, sir" was the
emphatic answer, "she isn't engaged
she's married and I'm her boy; and
she's got another besides me. No, sir,
she isn't engaged"
The gospel affords cure, but sup
plies no anodyne.
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Military Parade...Thunt1er Storm.

The first day MAY 24) of the competi'
tive military drill at Washington was
seriously interfered with by furious
wind and thunder storm. An exchange
says:
A furious thunder storm end wind
storm came up about o'clock and put
an end to the proceedings. The crowds
scattered at once. The roof was blown
off large part of the grand stand, and
the canvas rocks, forts and war vessels,
and lighthouse of the "pyorama" were
tipped over and scattered. The order for
dress parade at o'clock was rescinded.
"I returned and saw under the sun,
that the race is not to the swift, nor the
battle to the strong. neither yet bread to
the wise, nor yet riches to men of under
standing, nor yet favor to men of skill
but time and chance happeneth to them
ALL" Fec. az: ii.
No more significance should be attach
ed to the competition between the SOL
diers and the storm than this scripture
gives. God permitted the soldiers as
moral agents to assemble for the drill,
and he permitted the storm. according to
the laws of nature, to meet the soldiers in
competition. We presume that during
the storm, not a few of the men would
have preferred being somewhere else.
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Christian Neighbor.
BY REV. sIDI ii. BROWNE,
Of the South Carolina Conference
The Firat-..The Second.

AS early, as far and "a fast as a chilt
can understand he should be taught th'
existence of God-''that he is" Such
teaching will lead to corresponding Jatti
the belief that God is. This is the be-
ginning of the training Of a child in the
way he should go-the 4 b G of the feal
of the Lord, which is the beginning o
wisdom-the title page Of the "horn'
book' Of the first and great command
ment-love-which all subsequent reve
lations and teachings from Moses and the
prophets and Christ and the apostles arc
designed to make manifest to the glory
of God in the beatifcation of man.
The child should be instructed in the
revelations which God has made of him
self in creation, providence and grace
specially that "his eyes are in every place
beholding the evil and the good" and
that "he is rewarder of them that dill
gently seek him." Without such belief
in the existence and nature of God it is
impossible for either an adult or child
to please him and without such teach
ing it is impossible to have such belief.
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing
apprehension of teaching-by the word
of God.
All faith, whether it refers to things
human or divine, to things temporal or
eternal, whether it be the faith Of bar
barian or scythian, bondman or free
man, male or female, Jew or Gentle,
and whether it be the faith of child or
an adult, is obtained in one and the same
wsy-teaching-and that too whether the
teaching is addressed to the ear, the eye
or one or more of the other senses.
There can be no faith without teaching,
nor can the faith of any man be other
wise than according to accepted teaching.
AS like people like priest" so like faith
like teaching.
It may be said that children thus
started in the way they should 60, and
from the beginning are brought up sin
nurture and admonition of the Lord
know the salvation truths of the Bible
from childhood, even as it is said of Tim
othy that "from child" he had known
the holy Scriptures which are able to
make timely and properly instructed
children "wise unto salvation through
faith which is in Christ Jesus"
If persons from childhood may know
the holy scriptures, may they not also at
the same time and to the same degree
know the holy Saviour, and thus pass,
without falling and rising again, from
the state of unconditional Justification
the divinely secured birthright of every
man that cometh into the world-unto
the state where they live, and walk by
personal faith.
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Ruined. Girls.

We think it high time that this
thing of recognizing q girl as ruined,
because she has made single mistake,
is ended. This Christian world allows
any young man O chance to redeem
himself and become something even
after he has committed blunder after
blunder, and has deliberately sinned
again and again, but girl who has
made one single mistake of the heart
is ruined and literally damned forever.
This is not right-not as it should be
not as it will be when we become
true followers of the great and good
teacher, Jesus Christ. A girl should
be given the same opportunities to out
live a sin committed by her, as her
stronger brother has, and until she has
these opportunities granted, she can
not be recognized as the equal OF her
brother. Why the girl, who is the
weaker of the two. should be ruined
and braided as such for lifetime for
having committed single mistake !;
while her brother, who is strong and
we'll able to take care of himself,
should he forgiven and again taken up
by society, is something we can not
understand.
We think if some of our preachers,
teachers and parents would for the
time being give the heathen in distant
lands rest, and devote some of their
spare time to the thousands of alleged
ruined girls in our cities; teach these
girls that there is future worth living
for, show them how to live right and
give them the necessary encourage
ment to do something, that society
would he the better for il and our con-
fidence in each other stronger than it
is at present.
ANY man who has committed a sin
and has outlived that sin, yet is will
ing to brand and condemn woman
for having committed the same sin, is
q coward and a cur Of the meanest
type. This is plain talk, but gospel
truth all the same.